Gimp Dev Version 2.9 now has up to 64 bit image precision

planaria

http://www.webupd8.org/2013/10/gimp-29-210-development-builds.html <-- for ubuntu users

there new version looks pretty interesting, anyone looking for a photoshop alternative should check it out and make note of what it adds and still doesnt have.

Lamoot

You can get the latest windows builds from http://nightly.darkrefraction.com/gimp/

I like how filter effects are now displayed directly on canvas while you are tweaking the parameters and also the brushes have more settings exposed directly in the toolbox.

They also mention the filters are now multi-threaded and some of them utilize OpenCL.

xvampire

I got lag when trying to paint last week ....

EarthQuake

64bit? I see no mention of 64 bit in that article, but it does look like Gimp supports 16 and 32 bit per channel now, which is nice. I wonder if its limited support like photoshop (only certain tools work in those modes). I am not aware of any image formats that even support 64 bit or why you would ever want it in the first place (32 bit offers insane precision).

planaria

EarthQuake : I dont really understand what you would do with 64bit either but :